MIAMI (Sept. 16, 2019) – Fresh off earning their first victory of the C-USA slate over rival FAU, the FIU men's soccer team is back on their home pitch tomorrow night, as they look to remain undefeated when they host North Florida in Miami on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
The Panthers and Ospreys are set to face off at 7 p.m. ET at FIU Soccer Stadium.
For the full game notes, click here.
NORTH FLORIDA PREVIEW
The Ospreys finished last season 4-11 overall, earning a 2-6 mark on the road. UNF has started 1-2 thus far in the 2019 campaign, having lost its only road match of the season against Georgia State by a score of 2-0 on Monday, Sept. 9.
INSIDE THE SERIES
FIU leads the all-time series over UNF 4-2, with the last meeting resulting in a 5-3 victory for FIU on Sept. 23, 2018 in Jacksonville. The last time the two programs faced each other in Miami was on Sept. 26, 2017, with the Panthers defeating the Ospreys by a score of 5-0 in that matchup.
LEADING THE CONFERENCE
Three weeks into the 2019 season, FIU ranks first in several C-USA offensive categories, including shots (85), points (56), goals (19), goals-per-game (3.8), assists (18), and assists-per-game (3.6). Alessandro Campoy is currently tied for first in C-USA with eight points, while Inigo Sagarduy ranks first in C-USA with three assists in 2019. Freshman Stephen Afrifa and Campoy are also tied for second in the conference with three goals a piece.
CAMPOY EARNS WEEKLY HONORS
Campoy earned C-USA Offensive Player of the Week honors for the week ending in Sept. 15, after he helped the Panthers remain undefeated and take down the FAU Owls over the past weekend. It marks the second time in three weeks that FIU has seen a player selected for the award, as Andrew Booth earned the same recognition after the season's opening weekend. Campoy was highly impactful against FAU as he was involved in four of the Panthers' scoring plays, contributing three goals and an assist to propel the Panthers past the Owls by a score of 6-1. The hat-trick by Campoy stands as the first from an FIU men's soccer player since Oct. 7, 2017, when former Panther Santiago Patiño accomplished the same feat in a 4-0 victory over Marshall.
TEAM EFFORT
FIU has seen production from a variety of their players to fuel a 4-0-1 start to the 2019 campaign, as 14 different Panthers have logged either an assist or a goal in the season's first three weeks. 12 Panthers have logged a goal thus far in 2019, while 11 players have contributed an assist. An impressive total of nine Panthers have logged both a goal and an assist. Those players include returning veterans Campoy, Sagarduy, Booth, Matias Barraza, Owen Green, Xavi Olmos Ferris, and newcomers Afrifa, Alban Rousselet, and David Garcia.
NEWCOMERS MAKING IMPACT
Four first-year Panthers have contributed points for the team in 2019. Freshman Afrifa is second on the team with seven points and is also tied for the team-lead with three goals. Senior transfer Rousselet has four points on the season, while freshmen Garcia and Ronaldo Marshall have three and two points, respectively.
LIVE STATS
Live stats for the match versus UNF can be found here.
UP NEXT
FIU closes out this week with its second C-USA matchup of the 2019 schedule, as they welcome Old Dominion to Miami on Saturday, Sept. 21 for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff. For tickets to all FIU home events, call 305-FIU-GAME or visit our ticket home page at FIUSports.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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